Significant boost: Long awaited Mullingar to Longford N4 upgrade allocated €2.4m

A €2.4m allocation from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) towards the delivery of the N4 upgrade has been welcomed by Longford Senator Joe Flaherty. 

He said: “Today’s €2.4m funding allocation  will significantly  advance delivery of the N4 upgrade from Mullingar  to Rooskey. The project was stalled in 2008 as result of economic crash and on two occasions in the lifetime of the last government but this is probably the clearest commitment to date as to the eventual delivery of this project.”

He explained, “We’re now reaching the halfway stage in the delivery of this project  and it is not unreasonable to think that actual construction could commence in the near future.”  

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A detailed preferred option for the route was published last year and following a consultation period, the design team moved to phase three of the planning and design process.

Senator Flaherty outlined, “There is a six phase process in the construction of any major road infrastructure so we can  potentially say that we are now at the halfway point in the eventual delivery of this road.”

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The design team, based in Mullingar, have been  undertaking engineering and environmental studies and on foot of today’s funding, will now move forward to an initial design. 

Senator Flaherty added, “They are then in a position to  commence discussions  with landowners and home owners impacted by the preferred route  before finalising  the actual design.”

He concluded: “On completion of this section of process, the project moves to phases 4 & 5 which covers statutory processes and  land acquisition before phase six which is the actual construction.”

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